Mark 4:30-32 ESV
And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”
Mustard is something not everyone likes. It is a weed according to kosher standards. So why is this what Jesus uses to compare the kingdom of God to?
It is something so small. In Jesus’ day it was the smallest of seeds known to man, this is no longer the case. But once this seed hit the soil it would become the largest of bushes and the birds would nest and rest in its branches. The mustard plant would take over and become something of stature. And the reason this is used to describe the kingdom of God is because that is what our faith is. Something small and insignificant but when he allow that master gardener to work with it grows into something mighty that can give others love and shelter and a place of rest from the worries of life. Our faith can show forth God’s live for us and for all of creation.
Jesus elsewhere talks about faith the size of a mustard seed and if you had this small of a faith you could move mountains. We take this as our faith is not enough, but that is not what Jesus said. He said if you had faith the size of a mustard seed you could say to this mountain move and it would. Maybe your faith is enough because why do you need to move a mountain? The faith you have been given is your gift and if you allow the one who gave it to you to work in and through it, it will only be a blessing in your life.
Allow the master gardener to work in you to produce a harvest that will have a bountiful effect on others around you.
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